NBA News · LatestTuesday, May 19, 2026

The Spurs sensation stole the show on the night that Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received his Most Valuable Player trophy.

The numbers deserve a deeper look: 41 points, 24 rebounds, three blocked shots. Take a bow, Victor Wembanyama. The San Antonio star did everything — and a whole lot of it — in the Spurs' 122-115 double-overtime Game 1 victory over Oklahoma City to open the Western Conference finals on Monday night.

Immediately after the Lakers season came to an end a week ago by being swept in the second round by the reigning NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, questions immediately came swirling around LeBron James.

Victor Wembanyama's clutch 3-pointer in double overtime vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder eerily resembled Steph Curry's iconic "Double Bang" shot.

The Post’s experts give their Knicks-Cavaliers predications ahead of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Lakers have several priorities entering another pivotal offseason.

LSU basketball reportedly landed NBA signee and former St. John's guard RJ Luis. How Charles Bediako's eligibility case informs what happens next:

The Cavs will need to take care of these three keys in order to beat the Knicks.

Here is what NBA Draft experts think about Michigan F Morez Johnson Jr. following the NBA Combine:

He's a rising star. Lakers fans love him. Luka Doncic wants him to remain his teammate.

Two more reported candidates popped up Monday in the Sixers’ search for a new front office leader.

Victor Wembanyama is not going to get any shorter before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. It took historic efforts — namely a 41-point, 24-rebound game from Wembanyama and a 24-point, seven-steal gem from rookie Dylan Harper — for the Spurs to grab the double-overtime thriller that was Game 1 on Monday. Game 2 is Wednesday, and it's the Thunder who have to answer.

Monday's Game 1 supernova didn't establish Wemby as the best player in the galaxy. Because he already snatched that mystical accolade weeks ago.

RJ Luis will become the latest athlete to test the NCAA's eligibility rules.

Wemby logs another historic night to lift Spurs in Game 1

The Sixers have work to do moving forward, but they showed more guts in 2025-26 than any team during the Joel Embiid era.

This season was clearly good for the freshman, but let’s break down exactly when it got good for him.

What to make of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals? And what will Game 2 bring? Let's break it down.

Victor Wembanyama's masterclass in Spurs-Thunder Game 1 should have Brad Stevens and the Celtics pondering big moves, writes Chris Forsberg.

With the Knicks and Cavaliers facing off in the Eastern Conference Finals, a scout shares what to watch during the series.

At the dawn of the playoffs, your intrepid bloggers sit down to share their thoughts on the Knicks-Hawks series.

Breaking down Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg, and his potential fit with the Dallas Mavericks

RJ Luis, the 2025 Big East Player of the Year at St. John’s, has signed with LSU out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. Luis went undrafted last year after forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft. He was signed to a two-way contract by the Utah […]

Joe Ingles played two seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Spurs pull off the upset in what has been coined as one of the greatest playoff games of all time

Let’s rank the best candidates for the next American-born NBA MVP.

What a game!

Cleveland can match New York's talent on paper, but can they match the Knicks' toughness?

On the 553rd Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including MSG’s plans to separate the New York Knicks and New York Rangers into independent publicly-traded companies. MSG Sports on Monday filed a Form 10 Registration Statement with the SEC, the latest step …

Is the criticism of new point guard Zoom Diallo justified, or is the media getting it wrong?